THE SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF WELLAND
Private foundationOther religions·7 ROSEMOUNT CIRCLE · WELLAND, ON · L3C 4L5·BN 890929573RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-20
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
HELD 19 WORSHIP MEETINGS OF THE COMMUNITY OBSERVED 9 HOLY DAYS AND HELD REGULAR GATHERINGS OF THE DIRECTORS TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF BAHA'U'LLAH. CONTINUED A DEVOTIONAL GATHERING ON A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. CONDUCTED MEETINGS DEVOTED TO GENERAL TOPICS OF SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE AND CONTINUED A BI-WEEKLY MEETING STUDYING VARIOUS BOOKS. MAINTAINED A LENDING LIBRARY AVAILABLE TO WELLAND AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES. MAINTAINED 2 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS 'CAREGIVERS' AT THE WELLAND HOSPITAL AND ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER AS A MARRIAGE REGISTRAR IN ONTARIO. PARTIC… Show more
HELD 19 WORSHIP MEETINGS OF THE COMMUNITY OBSERVED 9 HOLY DAYS AND HELD REGULAR GATHERINGS OF THE DIRECTORS TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF BAHA'U'LLAH. CONTINUED A DEVOTIONAL GATHERING ON A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. CONDUCTED MEETINGS DEVOTED TO GENERAL TOPICS OF SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE AND CONTINUED A BI-WEEKLY MEETING STUDYING VARIOUS BOOKS. MAINTAINED A LENDING LIBRARY AVAILABLE TO WELLAND AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES. MAINTAINED 2 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS 'CAREGIVERS' AT THE WELLAND HOSPITAL AND ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER AS A MARRIAGE REGISTRAR IN ONTARIO. PARTICIPATED IN ELECTIONS AT THE CLUSTER AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS. MOST GATHERINGS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR WORSHIP AND HOLY DAY CELEBRATIONS RETURNED TO AN IN-PERSON FORMAT. COMPLETED A STUDY CIRCLE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE COVENANT IN FARSI (PERSIAN) ON A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF CANADA FOR ITS PROGRAMS.
New programs
ADDED ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER AS A MARRIAGE REGISTRAR IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)97%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)—
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$15K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)99%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-20 | $11K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2020-03-20 | $8K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2021-03-20 | $8K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2022-03-20 | $7K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2023-03-20 | $10K | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-20 | $15K | 100¢ | — | — |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 0 of 9at arm's length
- WOLF, ANN LTREASURERnot at arm's length
- WOLF, MEHDI FDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MAJZOUBI, NAGHMEHVICE-CHAIRnot at arm's length
- MAJZOUBI, FARHADCHAIRnot at arm's length
- SASANI, FARIBADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- SASANI, PARVIZDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- ZADEGAN, KAREN LSECRETARYnot at arm's length
- ZADEGAN, MOMTAZDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- SASANI, KAYVONDIRECTORnot at arm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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